Russell D. Fernald
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Member, Bio-X
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Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-2460 Tel (650) 736-8005
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011)
- Rank Prize in Vision/Opto-electronics, Rank Foundation (February 2004)
- Fellow-American Association for Advancement of Science, AAAS (2003)
- Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1999-2006)
- NIH Fogarty Senior International Fellowship, NIH (1985-86)
- Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University (1994-)
Professional Education
| PhD: | University of Pennsylvania, Biophysics (1969) |
| B.S.: | Swarthmore College, Electrical Engineering/Physics (1963) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
How does social experience influence the brain?
Our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms through which social change is transduced into cellular and molecular change.
How is retinal progenitor cell division and differentiation controlled?
The eyes of teleost fish continue to grow throughout life, and new cells are continually added to the functional retina. We are using this model system to determine what extrinsic and intrinsic signals influence the fate of retinal progenitors, particularly rod progenitors.
Publications
- Social Regulation of Male Reproductive Plasticity in an African Cichlid Fish. Integr Comp Biol. 2013
- Social opportunity causes rapid transcriptional changes in the social behaviour network of the brain in an African cichlid fish. J Neuroendocrinol. 2013; (2): 145-57
- Characterization of cell proliferation throughout the brain of the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni and its regulation by social status. J Comp Neurol. 2012; (15): 3471-91
- Contextual chemosensory urine signaling in an African cichlid fish. J Exp Biol. 2012; (Pt 1): 68-74
- Social context influences aggressive and courtship behavior in a cichlid fish. PLoS One. 2012; (7): e32781
- Social control of the brain. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2012: 133-51
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